Quick Reference Guide

System Logs and Error Messages B-1
v1.0, January 2010
Appendix B
System Logs and Error Messages
This appendix uses the following log parameter terms.
System Log Messages
This section describes log messages that belong to one of the following categories:
• Logs generated by traffic that is meant for the device.
• Logs generated by traffic that is routed or forwarded through the device.
• Logs generated by system daemons NTP, WAN daemon and others.
System Startup
This section describes log messages generated during system startup.
Table B-1. Log Parameter Terms
Term Description
[FVS338] System identifier
[kernel] Message from the kernel.
CODE Protocol code (e.g., protocol is ICMP, type 8) and CODE=0 means successful reply.
DEST Destination IP Address of the machine to which the packet is destined.
DPT Destination port.
IN Incoming interface for packet.
OUT Outgoing interface for packet.
PROTO Protocol used.
SELF Packet coming from the system only.
SPT Source port
SRC Source IP Address of machine from where the packet is coming.
TYPE Protocol type